New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The national capital witnessed cloudy skies on Friday with the maximum temperature settling at 27 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the Met office said. It has, however,…
Panaji, Feb 17 (IANS) India’s only active volcano, the Barren Islands volcano, located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, erupted for about four hours in January this year, say scientists attached to the Goa-based National…
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) A third photograph of a tiger in north Bengal hills has surfaced within a month of the first sighting, forest officials said on Friday, amid “unverified reports” of the presence of…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Global warming portends ill for India’s flourishing dairy sector that stands to lose a whopping three million tonnes of milk in the next three years as average temperatures increase, with wide…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Global warming portends ill for India’s dairy sector which stands to lose a whopping three million tonnes of milk in the next three years as average temperatures increase, industry experts warned…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday described climate change as a major global issue and pointed out that India played a key role in initiating climate action plan as part…
Panaji, Feb 17 (IANS) The humble paan, chewed across the subcontinent by the rich and the poor alike, has made Panaji Mayor Surendra Furtado see red. The Mayor of Goa’s capital on Thursday banned all…
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) The eastern metropolis needs to reduce its annual average pollution levels by 44 per cent to be able to meet the clean air standards, with a special focus on vehicular emissions,…
Bengaluru, Feb 17 (IANS) India’s wildlife has some serious lessons in co-existence to offer to the human beings who seem to be busy finding ways to keep one another out. Researchers have found that three…
By Vishal Gulati Sairopa (Kullu), Feb 17 (IANS) Animals in the wild mostly avoid any encounters with humans – and when they do attack people, it is usually in self-defence, says legendary field biologist George…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) It was a pleasant Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.4 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average. The weather office has predicted…
Wellington, Feb 17 (IANS) Ministers from China and New Zealand met here on Friday to discuss climate change, and experience and expertise in the field, a media report said. After the bilateral talks, New Zealand…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Following a Supreme Court-appointed committee’s advocacy of better air-quality monitoring in the national capital and neighbouring regions, the Delhi government on Thursday announced setting up of 20 more stations. The…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The national capital experienced a pleasant weather on Thursday, with the maximum temperature settling at 27.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. The Met Office has, however, forecast…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) With solar power retail tariff becoming more competitive, Amplus Energy Solutions has announced its signing of a contract worth Rs 5 crore with Snapdeal to install 1 MW rooftop solar…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 16 (IANS) The carcass of a whale was found washed ashore on a Puri beach on Thursday. The whale, which was found at Balukhanda beach of Puri, was measured to be more than…
Wellington, Feb 16 (IANS) A wildfire has destroyed at least 11 homes and forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 people in New Zealand’s Christchurch city, authorities said on Thursday. Around 450 homes were officially…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Nalco has signed an agreement with Teri for various scientific, technological and educational activities in the area of mining rehabilitation and sustainable development, said a statement on Thursday. The Memorandum…
New York, Feb 16 (IANS) Sea ice in the Antarctic has shrunk to its lowest level since records began nearly four decades ago, preliminary US satellite data has shown. Figures from the US National Snow…
Manila, Feb 16 (IANS) Mining companies in the Philippines accused the government on Thursday of wanting to kill the industry after it unveiled plans to cancel 75 mining contracts and ordered the closure of 23…